Like an old married couple. In the morning, I have to eyeball what he looks like in the makeup trailer. If he’s in a sweatshirt and not talking, I’ll probably leave him alone until 10:30. But if he’s got good tunes on and he’s awake, we’ll start talking.

You had a film career before you started acting in TV. Is that over?

No. I’m still always looking for films, but the opportunities were not as great as in TV. [My wife Caroline and] I have five kids, and I was looking for a job that would keep me in Los Angeles. To find a successful show like NCIS: Los Angeles that films in L.A., it’s a real gift.

There was a point in high school you were going to quit acting, and your mom bribed you to go to an audition by promising you a car.

What I was doing as a kid, I don’t even know I’d call it ‘acting.’ I think the idea of being on television or in the movies was exciting to me, but it wasn’t my whole life. By the time I got to senior year, all I could think about was getting to college, getting out of the house, going to another city and being on my own for the first time.

What’s the best part of having a big family?

There’s never a dull moment at our house. The down side is there are times when you’re just exhausted and you want to be quiet, and you’ve got three voices talking in your ear trying to get you off the couch to go do three different activities.

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